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Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #16

Hello Friends!  It's time for another Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge!  I really love how these challenges are stretching my creative mojo plus I am having fun doing it!  It's nice to enjoy the creative process again.  This challenge is a fun one.......

Challenge #16 Who Loves School and Office Supplies?

Most paper crafters also love school and office supplies. We love crayons, markers, shaped paperclips, notepads, folders, and more! If you hoard school and office products, get them out! Use them up! Use at least one item that is really a school or office supply on your project.

For this challenge, our sponsors are Heartfelt Creations and Crafty Secrets.  Plus a new sponsor Lindy's Stamp Gang!  One talented participant will receive the prize donated by Lindy's Stamp Gang, a $30 Gift Certificate to the Lindy's Stamp Gang store!  You can find out all about these wonderful sponsors and the prize you could win over on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog!  

 For this challenge, I have a mixed media card I made.  This is a different look for me but I had a great time creating this card.  I even made a video showing what I did to create it!

Here is a close-up........

Here is the video showing you how I made everything.  I am posting a supply list at the bottom of this blog post.  Check it out........

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out all the other Craft Hoarders Anonymous Design Team to see all the beautiful projects.  I have to say that I had a sneak peek of everyone's projects and they are sooooo awesome!  

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer - You are here!

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray

 

Supplies Used:

• Paper - Kraft cardstock (SU); Posy Patch Paper Collection - Heartfelt Creations; cereal box weight chipboard
• Dies - Majestic Blooms, Decorative Oval Window Die- Heartfelt Creations; Bitty Blossoms & Foliage die (Spellbinders)
• Paints - Tattered Angels Platinum High Impact Mixed Media paint, Tattered Angels Cork Glimmer Mists, Gesso, Liquid Pearls
• Ink - Sweet Plum and Olive Grove Memento Luxe Ink pads (Tsukineko)
• Embellishments - Burlap (MonAmiGabby), Altered Fairies Creative Scraps - Crafty Secrets, staples, pearl
• Adhesives - Art Institute Dries Clear Glue, Adhesive Sheets & 3d foam squares - Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #13

Hello Friends!  Hope you had a great weekend.  Around my house we are gearing up for back to school.  That means I will have 2 daughters away at college and sometimes that makes me happy and sad at the same time.  My project for the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #13 Let's Cycle....Upcycle that is, will help me smile on those days when I am missing my girls!

First, here is some info about this challenge.  

Challenge #13 Let's Cycle...Up-Cycle That Is!

Being frugal and going green is what it's all about. Show us how you can up-cycle something using "junk" from your hoard. Most craft hoarders also hoard boxes, tins, packaging, and bits of this and that. Our mantra is, "I can MAKE something with that!" Now is your chance! Up-cycle!

Our sponsors this month are Canvas Corp. and Altered Pages.  Click on this link to find out more about these two great companies!

 Here is my project for this challenge.  I have had this frame sitting on my crafty desk for awhile and I decided it needed some help!

So this is what the frame looked like before I started.  Now remember this was a $dollar store frame.

To start, I lightly sanded this and then painted it with white gesso.  After it dried, I applied a fairly thick coating of Tattered Rose Distress Crackle Paint and let it dry.  While it dried, I made some pretty flowers using the Majestic Blooms die (Heartfelt Creations) and the Once Upon a Time paper collection from Heartfelt Creations.  Then I used Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist and Tattered Angels Platinum High Impact Mixed Media Paint!  That paint is really cool!  Here are some close-ups!

 

I really had alot of fun upcycling my plain jane frame!  It will look so nice on my crafty desk plus I can see my beautiful girls when I am missing them!   

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out all the other Craft Hoarders Anonymous DTs projects!  They are really awesome!!

 

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray

Tammi Bennett

 

Tattered Angels Blog Relay

During the month of October, Spellbinders Paper Arts and Tattered Angels have gotten together to have a great blog relay.  Its been really fun using Tattered Angels products like Glimmer Mists and Glimmer Screens!  Today is my turn to show you the project I made using some great Glimmer Mists - Iridescent Ice, Juneberry Wine and Candlelight.

 

This wall hanging was actually a Make 'n Take that Julie and Maggi (at the Ink Spot) had planned for this past Saturday.  I took the pieces and changed it up some using my Spellbinders dies and Glimmer Mist to give it that extra something!

Here are a few close-ups!

 

This was a pre-cut leaf from the kit.  Using the Iridescent Gold Glimmer mist, I add some sparkle.  I chose not to blot this particular leaf after spraying the mist because I wanted the droplet effect.  For all the other glimmery items, I sprayed the mist and then laid a tissue over the project and lightly blotted to prevent the droplets.

 

This is the Nested Maple Leaf Nestabilities cut/embossed from vanilla cardstock.  I sprayed Candlelight Glimmer Mist and blotted with a tissue.  Then I sprayed some Juneberry Wine just on the one edge.  I really didn't mean to get those extra drops but I thought it kinda looked good!  LOL.  Then I sprayed some Iridescent Gold mist and let it dry.

 

Here is a smaller Nested Maple Leaf, sprayed with the glimmer mists the way I described above.  I also cut/embossed the Renaissance Hearts Pendant and the Renaissance Hearts Pendant Center out of some 7gypsies paper.  I sprayed them all using Iridescent Gold mist and set aside to dry.  I cut the Pendant centers in half and attached them to the back of the large circle.  The pendant I put in the middle of the circle and attached the Give Thanks.

I hope my project has given you some ideas for combining your Spellbinders die templates and Tattered Angel products.  They go together like Peas & Carrots!  (sorry just watched Forest Gump the other day! LOL)

Here are some links to other Spellbinders Design Team members that have participated in the Blog Relay:

Linda Duke

Heidi Blankenship

Karen Taylor

Kazan Clark

Holly Simoni

Julie Overby

Karen Hunsaker

Everyone has such wonderful projects!  Hope you will check them all out!  Thanks to Tattered Angels for letting us all use their great products!!

Christmas House Easel Card

I would like to say Thanks! to all those who came to the demo I did Saturday at The Ink Spot in Kirkwood, MO.  It was so much fun and I really enjoyed everyone's enthusiasm and how much they loved their Spellbinders™! Hopefully I will get to do it again soon!

Every Sunday on Splitcoaststampers there is a challenge called Featured Stamper.  That is where one stamper's gallery is featured and you case a project for that person's gallery.  Well, yesterday I got a chance to play along.  The Featured Stamper was RachelHope13 - boy, did she have some cute stuff in her gallery.  Here is the inspiration for my project - Christmas Houses.  Here is my project - its an Easel Christmas House Gift Card Holder.

 

I made an Easel Card and shaped the front panel to look like a house.  The door is "holding" a Target Gift Card (no that's not my dog).  The sentiment is from Verve and it fits this card perfectly!

Supplies Used:  Poinsettia Christmas Set - Verve; Moonlit Fog & Pure Luxury Pure White cardstock - Gina K. designs; My Mind's Eye patterned paper; Ric Rac Scallop Borderabilities™, Snowflake Borderabilities™, Fancy Tag Trio™ & Double Ended Tags™ Rhinestone brads.

Tomorrow I will have a great Tattered Angels project to share with you.  All this month, Spellbinders™ and Tattered Angels design team members have teamed up to present some great projects using both products!  I can't wait for you to see mine!

Here is a sneak peek:

See you tomorrow!